Coldwater Methodist Church

Coldwater Methodist Church (HMOZC)

Location: Elberton, GA 30635 Elbert County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 13.794', W 82° 50.484'

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In the late 1770's, a large caravan of Virginians, including a Methodist preacher, traveling south in search of a new home, settled in this neighborhood. In the company were the Adams, Alexander, Banks, Cunningham, Fleming, Anderson, Gaines, Johnson, Teasley, Tyner, Stower and Brown families. At once they built a place of worship with loopholes for defense against Indians. In this "Meeting House," Bishop Francis Asbury, leader of early American Methodism, preached from time to time. His remark — "This is indeed cold water." — after drinking from the nearby spring gave the church its name.

The second house of worship was of lumber sawed on Coldwater Creek by Ralph Gaines. The three Adams brothers — Hiram, James, and Lawrence — joined him in erecting the building. Destroyed by fire in 1883, it was replaced by an exceptionally beautiful rural church. The fourth building, started in 1947, was dedicated August 29, 1947 by Rev. Horace Smith, District Superintendent.

Of ten memorial windows in this church, two are dedicated to Howell Gaines Adams and Nick Drewry Carpenter, who fell in battle in World War II.
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HM NumberHMOZC
Series This marker is part of the Georgia: Georgia Historical Society/Commission series
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Marker Number052--10
Year Placed1957
Placed ByGeorgia Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 9:27pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 330399 N 3789180
Decimal Degrees34.22990000, -82.84140000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 13.794', W 82° 50.484'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 13' 47.64" N, 82° 50' 29.04" W
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Area Code(s)706
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1733 Coldwater Rd, Elberton GA 30635, US
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